News | HEC Paris

July 2019

PhD Program

PhD Thesis Defence, Sukhyun Kim, Marketing

Congratulations to Dr Sukhyun Kim, Marketing specialization, who successfully defended his thesis at HEC Paris, on July 19, 2019. Sukhyun will join a Korean Tech startup "Superbloke" as Chief Marketing Officer (South Korea).

Jul 22, 2019

Society & Organizations Center

The SASI Co., the firm born from the MSc SASI Class of 2018

46 graduates from the MSc Sustainability and Social Innovation (SASI) of HEC Paris decided to create a ‘sustainability agency’ after their common university experience. Not simply a story of an ordinary consulting startup, this is one of a genuine collective adventure.

Jul 19, 2019

Executive Education

The myth of the millennial entrepreneur

According to Kauffman Foundation the average age of successful start-up founder is 40 years old. The typical entrepreneur isn’t a hover-boarding kid in a hoodie - it’s his mom or dad!

Jul 17, 2019

HEC PhD - B. Vallée, Finance 2014, Associate Professor, Harvard Business School

PhD Program

Boris Vallée, HEC PhD 2014, Nominated Associate Professor

The HEC PhD Program congratulates Professor Boris Vallée on his recent nomination as Torstein Hagen Associate Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School.

Jul 17, 2019

Support HEC

HEC Paris Creates the Jean-Marie Eveillard Endowed Chair in Value Investing

The HEC Foundation announced the creation of an endowed chair in value investing, financed by Jean-Marie Eveillard (H62), one of the most successful global value investors in history. The first chair holder is HEC Professor of Finance Augustin Landier.

Jul 15, 2019

Society & Organizations Center

Medici Summer School Marks Interaction Between Science and Culture

For only the second time in its 11-year-history, HEC’s S&O Center hosted the annual Medici Summer School in Management Studies. The weeklong event, co-organized with MIT and the Bologna Business School, is designed for doctoral students and young researchers.

Jul 10, 2019

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“Disarming the Bomb”

Challenging racism, antisemitism and homophobia: those were the sensitive topics DiversiTALKS broached by inviting top speakers to debate in front of HEC staff and students. A socially and politically charged topic which is touching universities worldwide.

Jul 10, 2019

2e forum franco-allemand au féminin - Munich - HEC Paris

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Second French-German Forum: The Challenges of Being A Woman Entrepreneur

Organized by the HEC Paris Representative office in Germany, the second “French-German Forum’ took place on July 5 in Munich, covering the themes of entrepreneurship, technology, finance and culture.

Jul 10, 2019

IDEA Center

majamaja is disconnecting building from the grid

On Thursday, June 27, majamaja, the autonomous French-Finnish housing solution for sustainable land development projects discreetly took place in front of Station F!

Jul 08, 2019

Inclusive & Social Business Certificate - Bénédicte Faivre-Tavignot & Lucile Cornet-Vernet

Society & Organizations Center

HEC Students Meet Advocate for Artemisia Remedy to Malaria

The HEC class on Inclusive & Social Business organized a meeting with Lucile Cornet-Vernet, founder of La Maison de l’Artemisia, as part of their work on inclusive models to provide access to health for all.

Jul 08, 2019